Some time ago in my checkered past, I was doing home inspections. Since I think I know a little bit about houses and have spent a lot of time looking at home building problems (of my own and others), …
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By Tom Gocze Special to the NEWS
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7/4/09
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Most of us pay for the place we live. And almost all of us have freeloaders who don’t pay. I do not mean children who have landed home after college since you can usually get rid of them easily. …
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By Tom Gocze Special to the NEWS
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6/27/09
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As I age, I find myself sputtering about the cost of everything.
When you are contemplating your next big-ticket home improvement item, the warranty should factor prominently in your …
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By Tom Gocze Special to the NEWS
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6/20/09
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There is an act in the Legislature to help ensure that Maine’s energy future is not an apocalypse. It has the lofty goal of weatherizing 100 percent of all Maine residences by 2030.
This has got …
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By Tom Gocze Special to the NEWS
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6/13/09
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Hey, it’s a pool party — everybody in the pool! Uh-oh. The pool is only 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is time to use your swimming pool, if you are fortunate to own one.
The problem is that in …
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By Tom Gocze Special to the NEWS
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6/6/09
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We have a lot of choices when it comes to deck surface materials. For years, we have used pressure-treated Southern Yellow Pine as an inexpensive deck material. It works OK. It is a fast-growing wood …
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By Tom Gocze Special to the NEWS
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5/23/09
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Summertime is here by the time Memorial Day hits. Well, maybe in South Carolina, but we are getting close.
And we are ready to get out on the deck and enjoy the weather.
What’s that? You …
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By Tom Gocze Special to the NEWS
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5/16/09
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This week, let’s look ahead to the future of home heating. If one is to believe the research that indicates that climate change is evident and inevitable without some true changes in lifestyle, I …
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By Tom Gocze Special to the NEWS
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5/9/09
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I write this with some trepidation: I am sick of “green.” I probably should have ended with this statement instead of starting with it. But I am not always tactful.
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By Tom Gocze Special to the NEWS
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4/25/09
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